I made concerted effort on Sunday morning to get the recording right. i think i may have managed it! Here is my preach on Acts 10:

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We had a really great morning this Sunday at Parklands! It felt like a good start of something new. Part of the morning as to take the opportunity to start to think about the mission teams that we want to set up. You can hear about them in this podcast!!

 

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I also mentioned treaure hunting. Part of this You Tube clip tells the story a little more.

We are really excited to be investing in Uganda by raising money to launch a Coffee business linked to New Hope Orphanage.

We have been so  please with the enthusiasm and support so far. We are also encouraged by the progress that is being made.

Firstly they were looking for plastic bags for the coffee to be bagged upa nd sold in. After a troubled search, they still couldn’t get hold of any. That as until after an accidental meeting they got given some!!

And here is an update from today:

Today went into Kampala with one plan but I think God had other ideas as we met up with the manager/owner of one of the better coffee shops who we got into discussion with. We found out he can roast coffee for us and happy to do so and so this time we have used their beans (Good Africa Co) and though a little more the quality is excellent. Next time we will use our own beans when we have found exactly what we want. We found out this guy had spoken last year at the Willow Creek conference on what Africa needs is trade not aid! So coffee has been bought and also a heat sealer as well….so with the bags we already have, we are ready to roll and so will be bagging up some coffee this week. Sticky labels for the bags we are working on as well as a name…we are very excited and so happy we are doing it together…will try and get a sample to you….?? I have 30Kgs of freshly roasted Arabica Coffee beans sitting in my front room…and the smell is amazing!!”

Exciting times!

“The missional church disassembles itself and seeps into the cracks and crevices of society in order to be Christ to those who don’t yet know him”

The Shaping of Things to Come, Frost & Hirsch

We had fantastic fun today doing a Give Away at Western Favell shopping centre! We gave away daffodils, chocolates and balloons. All in all we gave away over 500 gifts!! Everyone did a great job, and all the preparation paid off.

We attached a label to the flowers and the chocolates to say God thinks youre great! and what if God really loved you?.

This was a no strings attached give away, and our aim was to be a little representation of Gods love to people! The centre were brilliant in providing a display stand and a table.

So a BIG thank you to all who helped and received a gift!!